![]() ![]() New York Times This emotionally and culturally rich YA story that puts the author’s range of talents on full displayadventures rendered with a masterful hand and an impressive ear. ![]() Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Multilingual Character, Multiracial IdentityĬharacter’s New Arrival/New American Status: In Home Country Click here for details about how we define our titles. All told, Himawari House will comfort young readers who are imagining their lives ahead and trigger nostalgic joy in older readers looking back. Though each of them has her own motivations and challenges, they all deal with language barriers, being a fish out of water, self discovery, love, and family.Īvailable As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBookĬommunity Represented: Chinese/Chinese American, Japanese/Japanese American, Korean/Korean American, Singaporean/Singaporean American The story will tug at your heartstrings and make you laugh. The accents written for Hyejung and Tina sound much like those that have been offensively portrayed in popular Western media however, Becker’s use of these accents is not intended to poke fun at characters, but to reclaim them. ![]() ![]() 'Becker’s art is intricate and rich at times, quick and playful at others. A Review of Himawari House 461 caricature. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, while Hyejung and Tina came to find freedom and their own paths. Himawari House is a tantalizing peek into the future of our global society.' George Takei, author of New York Times- bestseller They Called Us Enemy. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Living in a new country is no walk in the park-Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. ![]()
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